Franz (given name)

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Franz
PronunciationGerman: [fʁants]
GenderMasculine
Language(s)German
Name dayJanuary 24
April 2
September 8
December 3
Origin
Language(s)1. Latin
2. German
Word/name1. Franciscus
2. Franziskus
Region of originGerman-speaking countries
Other names
Cognate(s)Francis
Related namesFerenc, Francisco, François, Frans, František, Frantz
See alsoFrantz (given name)
Franz (surname)
Popularitysee popular names

Franz is a German name and cognate of the given name Francis. Notable people named Franz include:

Nobility[]

Austria-Hungary[]

Germany[]

  • Franz, Duke of Bavaria (born 1933), head of the House of Wittelsbach
  • Franz, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1750–1806), member of the House of Wettin
  • Prince Franz of Bavaria (1875–1957), member of the House of Wittelsbach
  • Prince Franz-Josef of Bavaria (born 1957), member of the House of Wittelsbach
  • Prince Franz Joseph of Thurn and Taxis (1893–1971), head of the House of Thurn and Taxis
  • Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia (born 1943), member of the House of Hohenzollern
  • Prince Franz Joseph of Battenberg (1861–1924), member of the House of Hesse
  • Franz, Count of Erbach-Erbach (1754–1823), nobleman and art collector
  • Franz von Waldeck (1491–1553), Prince-Bishop of Münster

Liechtenstein[]

Other people[]

A–F[]

G–Z[]

Fictional characters[]

  • Franz, a German enemy character in the 1989 video game Human Killing Machine
  • Hans and Franz, characters of the television show Saturday Night Live
  • Franz Bibfeldt, fictitious theologian and in-joke among American academic theologian
  • Dr. Franz Eldemann, character from House of Dracula
  • Franz Heinel, character in the Japanese anime series Future GPX Cyber Formula
  • Franz Hopper, character from the French-produced animated series Code Lyoko
  • Franz Kemmerich, character in the war novel All Quiet on the Western Front
  • Franz Liebkind, character in The Producers
  • Franz Oberhauser, James Bond character professionally known as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
  • Franz Sanchez, character in the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill
  • Franz, guard in Franz Kafka's novel The Trial
  • Baron Franz d'Épinay, friend of Albert de Morcerf in Alexandre Dumas's novel The Count of Monte Cristo

See also[]

  • Frans (disambiguation)
  • Franz (disambiguation)
  • Frantz (disambiguation)
  • Franz Ferdinand (disambiguation)

References[]

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